Christian says the license gives you permission to fork to Github. You have to retain the Adobe copyright, and cannot use Adobe's name for promotional purposes.
Have fun, -Alex On 2/11/13 2:51 PM, "Philippe Mouawad" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > Thank you Alex, it would be nice from you. > > Regards > Philippe > > On Monday, February 11, 2013, Alex Harui wrote: > >> The google site says it is under BSD, but I did not look at the source >> code. >> It appears the authors did not remove the Adobe SCLA. >> >> I have not checked to see if the dependency source code also has licensing >> problems. Can you do that? If it is just this file, I will try to contact >> the author. >> >> >> On 2/11/13 2:11 PM, "Philippe Mouawad" >> <[email protected]<javascript:;> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Thanks for answer, but source code contains the following, where do you >> see >>> BSD licensing ? : >>> >>> >>> /* >>> Adobe Systems Incorporated(r) Source Code License Agreement >>> Copyright(c) 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. >>> >>> Please read this Source Code License Agreement carefully before using >>> the source code. >>> >>> Adobe Systems Incorporated grants to you a perpetual, worldwide, >>> non-exclusive, >>> no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable copyright license, to reproduce, >>> prepare derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, and >>> distribute this source code and such derivative works in source or >>> object code form without any attribution requirements. >>> >>> The name "Adobe Systems Incorporated" must not be used to endorse or >>> promote products >>> derived from the source code without prior written permission. >>> >>> You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Adobe Systems >> Incorporated >>> from and >>> against any loss, damage, claims or lawsuits, including attorney's >>> fees that arise or result from your use or distribution of the source >>> code. >>> >>> THIS SOURCE CODE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS", WITHOUT >>> ANY TECHNICAL SUPPORT OR ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, >>> BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS >>> FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. ALSO, THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF >>> NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE OR QUIET ENJOYMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL ADOBE >>> OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, >>> EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, >>> PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR >> PROFITS; >>> OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, >>> WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR >>> OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOURCE CODE, EVEN IF >>> ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. >>> */ >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:03 PM, Justin Mclean >>> <[email protected] <javascript:;>>wrote: >>> >>>> HI, >>>> >>>>> As license is hard to understand and not clear regarding what can be >> done >>>>> with the code, we don't know if we can fork the project on GITHUB. >>>> >>>> The original code is licensed under the BSD license which is fairly >>>> permissive. By my reading it would allow you to fork the project on >> GItHub >>>> as long as you kept the original BSD license with that code. >>>> >>>> See >>>> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses#Proprietary_software_licenses_compa >>>> tibility >>>> >>>> The BSD license is compatible with the Apache License so code under the >>>> BSD can be donated to an Apache project. >>>> >>>> Justin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> >> -- >> Alex Harui >> Flex SDK Team >> Adobe Systems, Inc. >> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui >> >> -- Alex Harui Flex SDK Team Adobe Systems, Inc. http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
